About 70 volunteers led by UpDayton painted the bridge between the neighborhoods in early 2012 after a design contest.
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The idea to paint the bridge evolved from an earlier upDayton Summit.
UpDayton aims to retain and attract young professionals in the Dayton area.
Credit: Photo by Amelia Robinson
Credit: Photo by Amelia Robinson
Laura Estandia, the executive director of Bike Miami Valley and a former upDayton director, was a upDayton volunteer when the bridge mural project was complete. She led the team that spearheaded the project.
The bridge is a good way to avoid high-traffic streets.
A good amount of walkers and bike riders use the bridge to get to and from the Oregon District and downtown Dayton, but it is clear that some people don’t know it is there.
“It is definitely a connection that a lot of people are not aware,” Estandia said.
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The pedestrian bridge can be accessed from a paved trail just beyond where Jones and Jackson streets cross on the Oregon side.
The entry is in Burns-Jackson Park on the South Park side.
Estandia said she’d love to see the bridge repainted. Other community members have proposed improving the path leading to the bridge on the Oregon District side.
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It takes about two minutes to cross the bridge connecting the historic
neighborhoods.
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Credit: Photo by Amelia Robinson
Credit: Photo by Amelia Robinson
Credit: Photo by Amelia Robinson
Credit: Photo by Amelia Robinson
Credit: Photo by Amelia Robinson
Credit: Photo by Amelia Robinson